Panoramic myrioscope.



No. 661,725 Patented Nov. I3, I900.

A.'PETERSON.

PANUBAMIC MYRIOSCUPE (Application filed July 17, 1900.

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ADOLPHUS PETERSON, OF LANSDOWNE, PENNSYLVANIA.

PANORAIVIIC MYRIOSCOPE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 661,725, datedNovember 13, 1900. Application filed my 17,1900. semi .No. 23,8 (No el.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADOLPHUS PETERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lansdowne,county of Delaware,and State of Pen 11- sylvania,haveinvented acertain new and useful Improvement in PanoramicMyrioscopes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to' new and useful improvements in panoramicmyrioscopes or exhibitors for displaying figured fabrics-such ascarpets, wall-papers, and the likeand is designed to improve uponsimilar devices,

for which patents of the United States were granted to me July 10, 1883,No. 280,855; July 12,1898,No. 607,074,; July 12,1898,No. 607,073; June28, 1898, No. 606,236, and June 28, 1898, No. 606,235.

The objects of my present invention are, first, to provide a completeself-sustaining collapsible device for obtaining both horizontal andoblique rerefiecting effect, as well as an outside easel effect, withoutthe aid of other support; second, to provide new means to avoid the openline of light in the reflection of the pattern at the bottom of themirror-box; third, to provide an upward adjustment of the inner panel orbottom rest within guides in side bars forming parts of the top ofstand, so that after the sample is resting in position on said bottomthe open dark spaces between the four bottom edges of the mirror-box andthe sample resting beneath on said panel are not rereflected; fourth, toprovide a solid recess for a removable mirror-box on top of the saidside bars, also to prevent it from moving forward, sidewise, or upwardwhen lowered, and when samples are rolled under it arrange for itsconvenient transfer from one stand to another, thus making onemirror-box answer for several carpet and wall-paper displayers, or both,and, fifth, to provide new means to keep the mirror-box in trueright-angled position for both horizontal and oblique display.

With these ends in view this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, the constructionand operation will now be described in detail,referring to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a perspective of my improved displaying apparatus, showingit adjusted for use; Fig; 2, a similar view showing the apparatus in itsfolded position; Fig. 3, a section in which the display-boX is held ineither a horizontal or oblique position, whether removably hinged orhooked, arranged to slide or roll outward or lift upward, the box andone of the sample-rolls being shown in dot-ted lines as turned down uponthe frame; Fig. 4, a cross-section of the display-box, illustrating themanner of elevating the bottom so as to cause the sample to be boundtightly against the under edges of the sides of the box to shut oif thereflection of open spaces ordark lines under these edges; Fig. at, aplan view of the top of the frame or stand, showing the notches forguiding the movable bottom; Fig. 5, a side view of the mirror-box; Fig.6, a detail View showing the manner of forming the exhibition-box, thesides being secured together by dovetail fittings; Fig. 7, an enlargeddetail perspective showing one of the members by which theexhibition-box is secured upon the frame illustrated in Fig. 6, and Fig.8 a similar view of the other member of these means.

In carrying out my invention I provide the side bars A, which rest uponthe collapsible stand, consisting of the members B B and O O. Themembers B are removably hinged by means of spring-cotters a to the sidebars A at the point I), and the members B and O are hinged together atthe point D in the same manner. are held in position by the foldingstrap E, which will hold the collapsible stand in position to be similarto that of an easel and prevent the spreading of the members 13 and O.The side members A are joined together at their ends by the end rails F.These end rails are L-shaped in cross-section, for the purposehereinafter described. These side bars and end rails F will thus form ahollow frame, and the side rails A, being hinged at the point b to thecollapsible stand,will assume a horizontal position when supported bythe folding supports G.

H is the mirror-box, which is adapted to rest upon the hollow frameformed by the The members B and 0 when in useror-box are also provided.

side bars and the end rails F. This mirrorbox H consists of the endpieces I I and the sides J J. The end pieces I have on their lowercorners the extensions 1'. These ext-ensions rest upon the side bars A,and so support the entire mirror-box. The end piecesI are removablyhinged or held to the-side bars A, the hinges being secured to theextensions 2' and to the side bars A. The side pieces J of themirror-box are not hinged to the collapsible stand, but are hinged atthe pointj to the end pieces I. The side pieces J are secured to the endpieces at the opposite end to the hinges by means of the tongue J, whichis formed on that end of the side pieces J fitting into the mortise I,which is formed in the edge of the end pieces I. This is clearly Shownin Fig. 6, the four hooks J serving to hold these pieces in place, thusforming a solid right-angled box. The mortised fittings also prevent thesides J from moving upward or out of angle when the mirror-box islowered for oblique reflection, so as to avoid breakage-of mirrors andan uneven continuous reflective effect.

The mirrors K are secured upon the inner surfaces of both the sidepieces J and the end pieces I A roller L is journaled in folding bracesS, hinged to blocks T on the members B of the collapsible stand, andheld in the required position by folding supports U and blocks T, anda-roller M is journaled in the members 0. The object of these rollers isthat the material to be exhibited is rolled upon one of the rollers andafter passing underneath the mirrors and being exhibited is rolled uponthe other roller until the firstnamed roller is empty, when theoperation can be reversed. The material N in passing from the roller Lextends upward and passes over the friction-rollerO, which is journaledbetween the side bars A, and then the angle formed by the end rails F.This material N then passes across and underneath the mirror-box H andpasses over a friction-roller P, which is also journ-aled between theside bars A, and within the angle formed by the other end rail F, thematerial from there passing downwardto the roller M. It will be observedthat in arranging rollers Land Min this position suitable easel effectsoutside of the mir- The object of the end rails F being formed in theshape of an angle is that the down wa rdly-extending lipf will preventan y light from entering the mirror-box between the lower edges of theend mirrors and the material :to be exhibited. The bottom edge of theextending 'l'ipfis rounded. The excluding of this line of light isofgreat ad vantage in the proper exhibiting of goods, as it is obviousthat if the light were allowed to enter it would be rereflected and stopthe effect desired to 'be produced.

To form a support for the material while passing beneath the mirrors, Iprovide the bottom board Q, over which the material specting thesamples.

passes. This bottom board Q is movable ver tically and is guided bymeans of the tongues Q, which are adapted to ride up and down in thenotches Q formed in the side bars A. The center of this bot-tom board Qrests upon the cam R, which is secured upon the shaft B. This shaft isjournaled in suitable bearings formed upon the under side of the sidebars A and is adapted to be revolved by the crank R This cam when in theposition shown in Fig. 3 will hold the bottom board tight against thelower edges of the mirrorbox H, but when revolved half-way will allowthe bottom board Q to drop a slight distance. The object of themovability of this bottom board Q is to do away with the reflection ofthe dark line caused by any space that might be left between thematerial and the lower edges of the mirror. I do not refer to the lineof light as previously described, but rather to the dark line that wouldbe reflected if there were aspace between the material and the loweredges of the mirror-box. Of course the material could not be moved veryreadily if the bottom board was clamped tightly against the lower edgesof the mirrorbox, so I provide means (represented by the cam R) forlowering the bottom board when the material is to be moved, and when thedesired pattern is underneath the mirror-box the bottom is then .raised,thus forcing the material in close contact with the loweredges of themirror-box. The said side bars A are higher than the inner panel orbottom board Q, and their inner sides serve as guides for the samples,said samples passing also under the side pieces of the mirror-box.

When desired to make a more extended easel effect of any pattern outsideof the mirror-box, I provide at the lower ends of the members of thecollapsible stand the round spring-pegs C. The material or sample beltcan thus be unwound from the roll M and looped down over the pegs G, asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 3,-thi-1sgiving an easel elfect the entirelength of members C C. When winding thersamples on roller M,theses-pringpegs C move upward out of position.

If the mirror-box is in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3, it isobvious thatacustomer would either stand or use a high chair in in- Ifit is desired, the m'irrorboxca-nbe fold-ed down upon :themeinbers B, asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. Thus a customer can while seated in anordinary chair inspect the samples. This position of the mirror-box isalso especially desirabile when exhibiting patterns of wall-paper andthe like, as this-oblique position will more nearly resemble theelfectof looking at the wall of a room. The machine will work just aswell when the mirror-box is in-ai-ro bl-iqne position as when it ishorizontal. To obtain this position in the 'mirrorbox, it is merelynecessary to bend thesnpports Goutward, when the weight of the boxitself will crimes a hold it in this position. Under the frictionroller0, I provide in some cases an extra friction roller, under which thematerial would roll when the mirror-box is in the oblique position.

When it is desired to fold the apparatus, the four hooks J on themirror-box are released, and the side pieces J are swung outward untilthey are in a straight line with the end pieces I. Then the end pieces Iare folded inward until they lie flat against the side bars A. The sidepieces J then I can be folded back by means of the hinges j on top ofthe end pieces I, so that the piecesI and J will lie back to back, andtwo books from upper end piece I are fastened to eyes in lower endpieces I to keep the two sets in posit-ion. When folded the mirrors onthe faces of the side pieces J being facing outward will then be exposedto View. Then the two supports G are bent outward, allowing the frameformed by the side bars A and the end rails F to swing upon the hinge bdownward against the membersB of the collapsible stand. Then by bendingupward the supporting-strap E the members B and C of the collapsiblestand can be brought together, when the whole apparatus will be foldedin a very compact form and can then be packed away or placed in anupright slanting position against the wall, so as to utilize the mirrorsK, which, as before stated, would be in view. Before folding it would benecessary to wind all the material upon the rollers M and let down thefoldingsupports U, holding the roller L. It will be observed that thisroller L in being folded down is entirely out of the way of roller M andmaterial wound thereon when the apparatus is collapsed.

In Figs. 1 and 2 is shown a top view of the angle-shaped end rails F andin Fig. 3 a sectional view. The upper end rail is made to fit flush withside bars A, as shown in Fig. 5, in case it is desired to slide themirror-box off said side bars. In Fig. 5 are shown the extensions 11,held on their inner sides and lower corners to side bars A. A piece .ofmetal rounded at its projection and resembling the upper part of a hingeis set into said extensions the thickness of said pin projection. Thisprojection rests in an open upward-slanting socket made to fit flushinto side bars A, so that end pieces I have room to let down, and sidepiecesJ will swing outward flush with top of side bars A. Both sets ofthese sockets being made to slant upward, the mirror-box is easily slidinto and out of same and when lowered any side or upward movementprevented, the end rail F serving to stop any downward movement. This isan advantage where a merchant has a large number of carpet or wall-papersamples, or both, to show, for he needs then only have two or moresample-stands and one mirror-box, and when desired to show another setof samples the mirror-box is slid, rolled, or lifted to the other stand.For said purpose I sometimes make two sample-stands into one device.

It will be observed that several of the improvements herein describedcan also be utilized when a non-folding stand and mirrorbox ispreferredas, forinstance, when floorspace is not limited or when myautomatic arrangement for winding the samples is attached.

When showing a carpet-border, one of the side mirrors is left open, theborder is placed lengthwise on top of the pattern at side of the openmirror, and the rerefiected effect of a bordered hall is seen throughthe end mirrors. \Vhen showing a ceiling-paper with the wall-paper, themirror-box being in oblique position, a sample thereof is made to coverlowerend mirror, and the effect ofsameisseeu through the upperend mirrorand the general effect of both papers rereflected through the sidemirrors.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and usefulis 1. In a panoramic myrioscope or exhibitor, a collapsible mirror-boxadapted to rest upon a self-sustaining stand, supports extending fromthe said self-sustaining stand and adapted to support the mirror-box ina horizon tal position, means for folding said supports whereby themirror-box is allowed to assume an oblique position, means for guidingthe material to be exhibited beneath the mirrorbox in both itshorizontal and oblique position, two rolls upon which the material iswound and unwound, the entire combination making a completeself-sustaining collapsible device, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. In a device of the character described, a right-angled mirror-boxadapted to rest on a stand, a vertically-moving bottom board arrangedbeneath the mirror-box guided in notches and resting on side bars ofsaid stand over which the material to be exhibited is adapted to pass,means for raising and lowering the bottom board'within said bars,friction-rollers over which the material to be ex hibited is adapted topass, two rolls upon which the material is wound and unwound,anglepieces which serve as end rails for the stand, and also to preventthe light from entering between the bottom of the mirror-box and thematerial to be exhibited, substantially as shown and for the purposespecified.

3. In a device of the character described, a collapsible standconsisting of the upright members B and 0, side bars A, and angleshapedend rails F and collapsible mirrorbox H which is hinged to the side barsA, a vertically-moving bottom board Q arranged beneath the mirror-boxand adapted to be guided up and down by the grooves Q in the side barsA, cam R, and shaft R for raising and lowering this bottom board,guide-rolls O and P over which the material is adapted to pass, rolls Land M upon which the material to be exhibited is adapted to be wound andunwound, folding supports G adapted to hold the mirror-box in ahorizontal position, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a device of the character described, a mirror-lined box consistingof two ends and two sides, one side being hinged to one end, the otherside being hinged to the other end, tongues formed in the end of theside pieces opposite and adapted to fitin mortises formed B, angle endrails F joining the sidebars A,

folding supports G adapted to hold the frame consisting of the side barsA and the end rails F in a horizontal position, a vertically-movingbottom board adapted to be guided in notches formed in the side bars A,means for raising and lowering this bottom board, guide-rolls journaledin the side bars A and adapted to lie within the angle of the end railsF, folding supports for roll L adapted to fold downward and out of theway of roll M when members B and O are closed, a right angled removablemirror-box having in extensionsirounded L-shaped metal extensions heldby slanting open sockets, substantially as and for the purposespecified;

6. In a'device of the character described, a right-angled mirror-boxadapted to rest on a stand, friction-rollers guiding the materialbeneath the mirror-box, tWo rolls upon which the material is wound andunwound, angleshaped end rails serving as cross-braces to side bars ofstand and coming flush to outer bottom edges of end pieces in themirror-box and having a lip projecting below the upper edge of thefriction-roll to prevent the admission of light beneath the two bottomends of the mirror-box, as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ADOLPI-IUS PETERSON.

Witnesses:

MARY E. HAMER, L. W. MORRISON.

